WTF fighters are “sloppy”, “lack control”, “fight with their hands down”, “focus too much on the sport”, “never punch”, “unrealistic”, etc, etc, etc. Then what do you hear about ITF? Nothing! Is that because ITF is a perfect system? No, it’s because most World Taekwondo Federation practitioners haven’t seen an International Taekwondo Federation match. The…

What is the worst case scenario for the bird flu or just how bad could it get? A question I have always wanted the answer to. Well history is always the best teacher and we have an excellent historical teacher from 1918. The answer there is the bird flu of 1918, and that teacher is…

Lysine, as a cold sore treatment, is a proven way to get rid of cold sores – and keep them gone. If you have a minute, let me give you the facts so you do not waste your money or suffer needlessly. You may have heard about lysine as a weapon against the herpes simplex…

Indigestion can be painful, embarrassing, and if you have to keep buying over-the-counter remedies, it’s expensive. You already know that! Do you long for relief from disturbed nights, stomach cramps, wind, bloating, constipation – or alternatively diarrhoea? Of course you do! Are you plagued with stomach pain? The good news is that there’s a lot…

Pain in the chest, stomach acid rising to the throat and a sour taste in the mouth are the basic symptoms most heartburn sufferers have to deal with. It gets even worse when you lie down. Dealing with heartburn is bad enough, but put back pain or a headache in the mix then you feel…

As was discussed in the 1st article of this three-part series, neurologists who face a patient with possible Parkinson’s have no definitive test: no scans, no blood tests or spinal taps with which to base their diagnosis. Parkinson’s disease is what is referred to as a “clinical diagnosis.” This means that the decision as to…

What is high cholesterol is a question more and more people are asking these days. The really scary thing about cholesterol levels which fall out of the healthy range is that you may not even know you have a problem. What I mean by that is sometimes the first signs of a cholesterol problem are…

The need to know some health and care tips for woman: A woman can usually be seen working all day long, running after the kids, handling the household jobs, doing the groceries, and sometimes even working in the office. There are many women out there who handle their jobs along with their household responsibilities and…

US Consulates outside of the United States of India too issue visas. For example, the Hyderabad Consulate in India issues only non-immigrant visas, while the ones in Delhi and Mumbai issue both – immigrant as well as non-immigrant visas. A major development however is that those immigrant visa applicants from the states of Orissa, Telangana…

Once you have turned your apartment or condominium balcony into a unique living space alive with plants, and have developed a comfort zone with your ability to care for it, you are now ready to fine-tune your growing skills. Optimizing the fertilization program will reward you with stronger plants capable of more and/or larger flowers,…

Your back hurts. So what? Everybody has a little back pain now and then. But what if it could kill you? Most people suffer back pain as the result of daily stresses on the structural support of the body: the bones, discs, muscles, and ligaments in and around the spine. Just as a car gets…

The Epstein Barr virus that causes mononucleosis or glandular fever, has the ability to establish a lifelong presence in the body. In the majority of people a healthy immune system keeps the virus in check. However about 6% of people get re-activated or recurrent Epstein Barr for weeks, months or years after the initial infection.…

One of Oprah’s viewers diagnosed her as having a problem with her thyroid. That was one factor in her constant struggle with weight. Your thyroid is the main hormone of metabolism and it affects your energy, weight, mood, temperature, fertility, menstrual cycles, hair growth, bowel movements, sleep and more. It’s a hormone that is sometimes…

In Biochemistry of Essential Ultratrace Elements, a 1972 report by Dr. Edith Carlisle, she states that Silicon is an essential element for bone growth and nutritionally important for preventing some forms of chronic diseases associated with aging. Unusually large amounts of silicon was noted in the skin and hair. More impressive was that the aorta,…

When the Olympic games were revived in 1896, many ancient sports were brought again to life, except for one glaring omission. That sport was called pankration. In English, it meant all-power. It was the ancient Greek version of Mixed Martial Arts. It was introduced in 648 BC and it became the most well documented western…